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CALLED BY GOD: Fulton DA Fani Willis Offers Immunity to Trump Electors | Steve Berman

CALLED BY GOD: Fulton DA Fani Willis Offers Immunity to Trump Electors | Steve Berman


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“God called me,” is what Fulton County DA Fani Willis said about her decision to run for the office she holds, an office that is piece by piece assembling its case against former President Donald J. Trump, in what many believe (including me) is the most compelling exposition of Trump’s mind and intentions after the 2020 election. …

Ouija for Dummies | Steve Berman

Ouija for Dummies | Steve Berman


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One of my pet peeves is when people eat the last Nutter Butter and put the empty package back in the cupboard. But that’s not important right now. (Yes, I’m directly stealing Jonah Goldberg’s schtick.) But really, one of my pet peeves is when people use the phrase “beg the question” when they really mean “raise …

If Biden Was a Drug, The FDA Would Never Approve Him | Steve Berman

If Biden Was a Drug, The FDA Would Never Approve Him | Steve Berman


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President Joe Biden is running for a second term, with Vice President Kamala Harris as his running mate. Sen. Bernie Sanders is not running, and has endorsed Biden. Should Biden win, his November 20th birthday will celebrate his 82 years on earth; he will be president until after his 86th birthday, by far the oldest president …

NOPE! I Don’t Buy The Press Line on A1C Texiera | Steve Berman

NOPE! I Don’t Buy The Press Line on A1C Texiera | Steve Berman


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It’s almost like Martians are covering the World Series, the difference between how the New York Times and other mainstream media are covering the case of A1C Jack Texiera, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member who photographed Top Secret information and posted it on a Discord channel, versus how actual people who know how these …

HIT JOB: ProPublica Wants Clarence Thomas’ Head on a Platter | Steve Berman

HIT JOB: ProPublica Wants Clarence Thomas’ Head on a Platter | Steve Berman


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Justice Clarence Thomas is an odd bird. He almost became a priest. Now his history hobnobbing with an eccentric conservative billionaire might do him in. An English Literature major, hardly the path for a political powerhouse planning a law career, it was MLK’s assassination that drove Thomas to apply to Yale Law through its brand-new …

DEMOCRATS: Why Let D’s Do The Dirty Work? | Steve Berman

DEMOCRATS: Why Let D’s Do The Dirty Work? | Steve Berman


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In the New York Times today, there are two legal analyses of Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg’s case against former President Donald J. Trump. Charles Savage calls it “risky and novel” and focuses on Trump’s deception of tax authorities, that could make the prosecution “simpler” to prove. David French remains skeptical. Erick Erickson picked up the tax angle, making fun …